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“Flowing Water”

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. The region stretches from Coromandel Peninsula in the north, to the north-eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu in the south, and spans the North Island from the west coast, through the Waikato and Hauraki to Coromandel Peninsula on the east coast. Broadly, the extent of the region is the Waikato River catchment.

The name for the region is taken from the Waikato River; waikato is a Māori word traditionally translated as "flowing water".

Before the arrival of Europeans, the Waikato contained the third most densely populated part of New Zealand, after Northland/Auckland and the Bay of Plenty. The Waikato rohe (area) was inhabited by iwi (tribes) such as those of the Tainui confederation, including Waikato and Ngāti Toa who conquered the native inhabitants about 1450 according to Tainui historians, finally destroying them at a battle at Aratiatia. Between about 1750 and 1842 the area was subject to a large number of invasions by other Māori iwi and hapu confederations and large scale population migrations took place by a number of hapu and iwi. The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand took place near Ohaupo about 1790–1805, between two competing alliances of hapu. During the latter stages of this volatile period, known as the Musket Wars (1807–1845), conflict led to a migration south to Taranaki and eventually Kapiti Island.

Criteria

Depart from an airport of your choice, fly to and land at NZHN, your flight distance must be further than 100 NM.
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
18NOV25 2154Z NZTN NZHN Djmarko413 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -60 ft/m 109 nm 00:34 View
16NOV25 2004Z NZGS NZHN Red Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -81 ft/m 144 nm 00:37 View
16NOV25 1111Z YMNG NZHN MrBurns971 Airbus A320 (A320) -215 ft/m 1468 nm 03:01 View
09NOV25 0348Z NZWU NZHN Dwolf Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -138 ft/m 127 nm 00:32 View
30OCT25 2024Z NZNP NZHN Evik03 Cessna Caravan (C208) -150 ft/m 121 nm 00:44 View
29OCT25 1958Z NZGB NZHN Bbi Beechcraft G36 Bonanza (BE36) -163 ft/m 107 nm 00:40 View
28OCT25 0108Z NZPM NZHN AviaAustralia Boeing 737-800 (B738) -362 ft/m 316 nm 01:01 View
23OCT25 0001Z NZWO NZHN Kdriver1721 Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -85 ft/m 139 nm 00:40 View
18OCT25 1229Z NZFI NZHN Timothy Adam Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -295 ft/m 147 nm 01:08 View
07OCT25 1549Z NZWD NZHN CutRuNN Boeing 737-700 (B737) -151 ft/m 2439 nm 05:46 View
05OCT25 2326Z NZSL NZHN CorvetteDrvr Quest Kodiak (KODI) -85 ft/m 105 nm 00:38 View
05OCT25 0341Z NZCH NZHN josh davies Airbus A320 (A320) -170 ft/m 427 nm 01:14 View
04OCT25 0441Z NZHA NZHN LeetNeo Cessna 400 (COL4) -120 ft/m 116 nm 00:40 View
24AUG25 1232Z NZNP NZHN Xeromman Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -22 ft/m 108 nm 00:21 View
16AUG25 1236Z NTAA NZHN Francis Panouille Boeing 777-200 (B772) -157 ft/m 2285 nm 03:51 View
14AUG25 0947Z NZWR NZHN Geordie433 Cessna Caravan (C208) -34 ft/m 136 nm 00:27 View
09AUG25 2202Z NZNP NZHN JohnnyTheJaw Beechcraft Duke (BE60) -204 ft/m 118 nm 00:19 View
06AUG25 2319Z NZNR NZHN Angel 15 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -75 ft/m 144 nm 00:15 View
23JUL25 2119Z NZCH NZHN Dylan64 Airbus A318 (A318) -537 ft/m 360 nm 00:56 View
17JUL25 2351Z NZWR NZHN Bricktop Cessna 400 (COL4) -35 ft/m 136 nm 00:18 View